Co-direct the New Literacies Collaborative, which promotes professional development for teachers and research in the area of new literacies. Activities are supported by the FI, the NC Business Committee for Education & BB&T. We sponsor research meetings where faculty present their work related to new literacies, 2007 – present.

Hosted students and teachers from Ashe, Edgecombe, and Onslow counties as part of the Having Our Say research and outreach project. Students participated in a video production and experienced an educational geocaching activity, which was co-sponsored with the NC Department of Public Instruction. January 2007.